No bond for men accused of kidnapping, murder

The men charged with the kidnapping and murder of a 24-year-old Linden woman will remain in jail without bond, according to the Henderson County General Sessions Court clerk's office.

On July 17, Luis Galvan Mendoza and Juan Carlos Ramirez were arrested and charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and felony murder of Brittney Simpson.

Both men have been appointed public offenders and will return to court on Aug. 5 at 1 p.m. for their preliminary hearing.

Simpson was found by the Tennessee Highway Patrol in the left lane of U.S. 412 East in Darden with severe injuries on July 10. A medical helicopter airlifted her from the scene, but she did not survive.

Court documents say Ramirez and Mendoza falsely imprisoned Simpson against her will and that she suffered serious bodily injuries as a result, which led to her death.